But since it doesn't, I must admit to being alarmingly behind in both my training and my fundraising.
I no longer need physical therapy, but my ankles are still giving me a good bit of trouble. I'm not sure what to do about it - I have an elastic brace that is extremely uncomfortable and I can't see that it helps much if at all. I have a larger/bulky brace that has solid supports in it and keeps my ankle from wobbling nicely, but I can't fit both the brace and my orthopedics in my running shoes, and the brace has some elastic that sits under the arch of my foot and pulls on the arch when I run, throwing off my stride *roll eyes* I go on long walks without the brace, and the ankle feels weak and sore but I haven't rolled or otherwise hurt it. I believe going without the brace whenever safely possible will help strengthen the muscle/tendons/etc. but I'm still nervous about running on it without a brace. I think I need to learn how to tape it properly, and see if I can find real sports brace, I'm thinking the lace up kind, that doesn't pull on the arch (like the one pictured in my previous post).
Otherwise been a good week. Spending a good bit of time on the stationary bike at home, finally have things sorted out so I have access to the gym after hours, and I discovered a very pleasant new jogging route close to my neighborhood (except I'm forced to run on the roads because there are so many pine cones on the sidewalks *boo, hiss!* Grenade shaped land mines!)
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